The course summarises the current state of knowledge on agroforestry. The course gives students a view on different agroforestry practices in the tropics and temperate zone as well. During lectures and seminars classification of agroforestry systems, their influence on soil and water management, interaction of different components in agroforestry, socio-economic performance etc. is explained. Theoretical framework is completed with various case studies.
Lectures:
- Definition, concept, and role of Agroforestry; Classification and distribution of agroforestry systems (AFS)
- Shifting cultivation and improved fallow
- Multistrata AFS, Hedgerow intercropping and other agrosilvicultural systems
- Silvopastoral systems
- Agroforestry in temperate zone
- Agroforestry systems for soil management; Tree-crop interaction
Seminars:
- Video - Farming with Trees; basic terminology, student assignment
- Research in agroforestry - Presentation of MSc and PhD thesis in agroforestry
- Individual presentation - Multipurpose trees
- Group presentation - Agroforestry hypothesis
- Video – agroforestry in Europe
Self-study materials include the below literature sources as well as the study text (Lojka and Preinger, 2006), which will be provided through the online platform, together with interactive study tools.
